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National Hunting and Fishing Survey, 1975 (ICPSR 7772)

Principal Investigator(s):Rothschild, Beth B.

Summary:

This dataset contains survey data from the second phase of
a two-phase study of the use and enjoyment of hunting, fishing, and
associated wildlife recreation resources in the United States in
1975. The data were taken from a mailback survey of 20,211 individuals
in each of the United States. Survey recipients were 9 years of age
and older and identified as hunters and/or fishermen. Approximately
450 variables measure the respondents' activities and expenditures in
the areas of hunting and fishing, e.g., amount of time spent hunting
and fis... (more info)

This dataset contains survey data from the second phase of
a two-phase study of the use and enjoyment of hunting, fishing, and
associated wildlife recreation resources in the United States in
1975. The data were taken from a mailback survey of 20,211 individuals
in each of the United States. Survey recipients were 9 years of age
and older and identified as hunters and/or fishermen. Approximately
450 variables measure the respondents' activities and expenditures in
the areas of hunting and fishing, e.g., amount of time spent hunting
and fishing, type of game and fish sought, problems associated with
the activities, and money spent on various aspects of the activities.
There are also several demographic variables, e.g., age, gender,
income, and state of residence. The first phase of this study, which
is captured in the dataset WILDLIFE RECREATION SURVEY, 1975 (ICPSR
7787), contains data from a telephone survey of United States
residents which asked more general questions about wildlife recreation
resource usage. From that survey, the sample of hunters and fishermen
was identified for use in this study.

Universe:
Persons living in the United States in households with
telephones.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

(2) This study was conducted by a research company
representing the United States Department of the Interior. Gathering
information on the use and enjoyment of fish and wildlife resources
was authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956.

Methodology

Sample:
Sampling for this study took place in two primary phases:
a telephone sample (ICPSR 7787) and a mail sample selected from the
telephone respondents. (1) A probability sample of telephone exchanges
in each of the 50 United States was drawn and then distributed
throughout each state. Depending on the proportion of the
metro/non-metro residents, the number of metro to non-metro telephone
exchanges was selected on a 1:1 (nine states), 1:3 (seven states), or
1:2 (all other states) ratio, in order to enhance the possibility of
identifying more hunters and fishermen for the follow-up mail survey
phase. Then a systematic random sample was drawn from all the
four-digit numbers within the random banks of all sample
exchanges. The subsequent seven-digit telephone numbers were then
randomized within each state. A sufficient number of private-household
telephone numbers was generated to allow the completion of
approximately 2,000 household telephone interviews per state (with
some exceptions), for a total of 106,294 households. (2) Hunters and
fishermen identified in the telephone sample were subsampled (in ways
intended to maximize the amount of information obtained from each
questionnaire mailed out) to select individuals 9 years of age and
older who hunted and/or fished in 1975. In each state (with some
exceptions) 1,000 such individuals were mailed questionnaires.